Mark Kensy, 2024

Maryvale HS, Section 6

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In 34 years as a head coach at Maryvale HS, Kensy led his teams to 414 wins. His teams won Maryvale’s first Section 6 championship and then added three more. Coach Kensy’s contributions to the game of basketball include: development of the Maryvale basketball little league and summer camps; for 30+ years he has been the ECIC basketball chairman and has served on the Section 6 Basketball Committee, worked at many local camps and served as a BCANY Summer Hoops Festival assistant coach. Over the years Coach Kensy has been honored with: the Erie County Interscholastic Conference Service Award, BCANY Recognition Award. He was named a Coach of the Year by BCANY, Coaches vs. Cancer of WNY, the ECIC and his league. In 2020 he received the National Federation of High Schools NYS and Northeast Region Coach of the Year. He is a member of the Maryvale Wall of Fame. Since 2019, Kensy has been an assistant to his son Chris at Amherst High School.